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Oral Polio Immunization, one of the GAVI supported activities in Uganda

Ministry of Health Conducts Joint Appraisal of GAVI support to the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization

Kampala, 13 November 2019: - The Ministry of Health (MoH), with…
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Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, WHO Representative to Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam and, Dr Githingi Gitahi, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa with delegates at the Health Promotion Conference

Uganda Holds Inaugural National Conference on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Kampala, 13 November, 2019:- There was one resounding message that…
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Staff of the WHO Country office in Uganda at Mbale Resort Hotel

WHO Uganda Staff Retreat To Assess Annual Achievements, Plan for the future and build a Cohesive Team

Mbale, 5 November 2019:- Retreats provide a good opportunity for…
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Participants from Ministries of Health- Botswana, Eritrea, Eswatini, The Republic of South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia and the WHO

WHO builds Capacity of Six African Countries to Strengthen Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition 

Entebbe, 29th October 2019:- The Ministry of Health, with support…
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A happy mother and her child after vaccination

Uganda scores highly in the Measles-Rubella-Polio vaccination campaign

Kampala, 25 October 2019-: In the recently concluded Measles-Rubella-…
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Vaccination

More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against Measles, Rubella and Polio in Mass Campaign

Kampala, 15 October 2019 – Uganda is set to immunize more than 18…
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'Walk the Talk'- UN Marathon

United Nations Staff in Uganda Promote Healthy Lifestyle through Health Run

Kampala, 14 October 2019: - On Sunday, over 200 United Nations staff…
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The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng addressing health workers at the orientation meeting

National Supervisors oriented on the upcoming National Vaccination Campaign against Measles-Rubella–Polio disease

Kampala, 8th October 2019: - Uganda will conduct an age-wide national…
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Workshop to Strengthen Health Data collection, analysis and use in support of resilient health systems

Countries to Strengthen Health Data collection, analysis and use in support of resilient health systems

Kampala, 25 September 2019:- It is a public health fact that routine…
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Regional Antimicrobial Resistance Structured Operational Research Training IniTiative

Use Data and Information for Public Health Action – Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam

One of the public health challenges in low-medium income countries is…
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